Briarcrest Christian School

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Briarcrest Christian school is a college preparatory school with 3 campuses located in Memphis, Tennessee, Eads, Tennessee, and Cordova, Tennessee. Programs for kindergarten through Grade 8 began in 1973, and a program for Grades 9-12 was added in 1974. The school is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Briarcrest is also a member of the Association of Christian Schools International, Southern Association of Independent Schools, Tennessee Association of Independent Schools, Memphis Association of Independent Schools, and the College Board.

1 Campuses
2 Sports
3 External links

[edit] Campuses

[edit] East Memphis

The East Memphis campus contains facilities for Preschool-Grade 8. It is located in east Memphis, near the Poplar/I-240 interchange. The facility contains an auditorium, a cafeteria, two libraries, a gymnasium, 4 science labs, 4 computer labs, and 59 regular classrooms. There are also three playgrounds and two practice fields. The building was originally used for high school grades 9-12 which moved once the high school campus was completed.

[edit] Leawood

The Leawood campus contains facilities for students in Preschool-Grade 5. It is located at Leawood East Baptist Church at 1620 Houston Levee Road in Cordova. The facility contains a gymatorium, a cafeteria, a playground, and a library. The campus uses a mobile computer lab which is wireless.

[edit] High School

The high school campus located in Eads, TN in Eastern Shelby County, is the newest addition to Briarcrest Christian school. The campus contains facilities for grades 9-12, and in addition a complete sportsplex. The building contains approximately 100,000 square feet of instructional and support space for students. The building also contains 27 regular classrooms, 3 computer labs, 4 science labs, a science lecture lab, a library/media center, a cafeteria, a multi-purpose room, and an area of the school designed specifically for the fine arts. The gymnasium contains locker rooms, a fully-furnished weight room, and a wrestling room. The sportsplex contains a football stadium and track, baseball stadium, softball stadium, soccer field, and a tennis complex containing 6 courts. In addition the stadium contains a field house and two concessions buildings.

[edit] Sports

Briarcrest Christian School has been well known for its sports (specifically football) for many years, especially now having a full sportsplex. The school's team name is the Saints, and their mascot is a St. Bernard.